Calamity Anne, Heroine

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Calamity Anne, Heroine
Directed by Lorimer Johnston
Starring Louise Lester
Charlotte Burton
J. Warren Kerrigan
Jack Richardson
Distributed by Mutual Film
Release date
  • September 15, 1913 (1913-09-15)
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Calamity Anne, Heroine is a 1913 American short silent Western film directed by Lorimer Johnston starring Louise Lester as Calamity Anne. It is the fourth film in the Calamity Anne series.

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